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Topographic effects on spatial data at a Japanese macaque study site
Author(s) -
Sprague D.S.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
american journal of primatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1098-2345
pISSN - 0275-2565
DOI - 10.1002/1098-2345(200011)52:3<143::aid-ajp3>3.0.co;2-w
Subject(s) - macaque , geography , cartography , geology , ecology , biology
In mountainous topography, actual travel distances and home range areas are larger than those measured on a flat map. This paper analyzed the increase in spatial measures that occurred when topography was taken into account for data collected at a mountainous study site of the Japanese macaque. Both travel distances and home range areas increased when measured on a computerized terrain model compared to those measured on a flat map. The travel distance changes varied among troops as well as individual travel routes. Am. J. Primatol. 52:143–147, 2000. © 2000 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.